A practice tip for attorneys is that a defendant in a trade secret lawsuit must plead that a trade secret is readily ascertainable as an affirmative defense. In California, unlike other states, a plaintiff need not prove that the purported trade secret is not readily ascertainable. Rather, the...
long, costly trade secret lawsuit. Although many established companies do not have any policies to maintain trade secret protection, it is never too late to review a company's trade secret policies, particularly if the company will continue hiring employees.By Mark Punzalan...
the owner of a trade secret involved in a lawsuit may request a "protective order" from the judge to prohibit revelation of a trade secret or a sealing of the record in the case where references to the trade secret are made. A trade secret is a business process and not a patentable in...
If you need representation by a Minnesota trade secrets attorney to start a trade secrets lawsuit, defend trade secrets litigation, or obtain a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), Temporary Injunction, Preliminary Injunction, or Permanent Injunction, take advantage of the initial Minnesota trade secrets ...
Neuropublic S.A., a Greek technology company, has filed a federal lawsuit against the law firm Ladas & Parry LLP, with several claims stemming from the firm's alleged mishandling of Neuropublic's confidential invention disclosure -- sending it out to a third party ("PatentManiac") for a ...
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Trust Company of the West, et al. v. Jeffrey Gundlach, et al.(Los Angeles Superior Court 2010). We representedTrust Company of the West(“TCW”) in a lawsuit against its former portfolio manager Jeffrey Gundlach and his new company, DoubleLine Capital. After a two-month jury trial, w...
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To further narrow the scope of the lawsuit, we’ll use Section 3426.7 of California’s Civil Code to “preempt claims based on the same nucleus of fact” as the original charge. In other words, we’ll seek to have any attempt to say the same thing using different language (like “unfai...
Supreme Court: How should jurisdiction be determined for trade secret cases? Under the jurisdiction of the people's courts of the place of infringement and the defendant's domicile Reading tip: In the early stage of assisting the client in filing a lawsuit and determining the secret points, in...